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SIPTU says the vote means it does not have a mandate from its members to engage in any further negotiations with Iarnród Éireann

SIPTU members in Iarnród Éireann have voted 53% to 47% to reject an amended Labour Court Recommendation on a cost cutting plan for the company.

In early June Iarnród Éireann warned staff that if intensive negotiations failed to secure agreement on cost reductions, it would unilaterally implement the cuts set out in the Labour Court recommendation.

The recommendation was rejected by SIPTU and the National Bus and Rail Union.